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Summer Number 13

REPORTS OF MEETINGS

April 28. The Society was called to order by the president
with the following members present : E. W. Berger, E. K. Bynum,
H. S. Davis, P. W. Fattig, K. S. Lamb, G. B. Merrill, Wilmon
Newell, F. M. O'Byrne, Frank Stirling, 0. T. Stone, J. R. Wat-
son, A. C. Brown. Visitors: F. N. Cellon, Miss Evelyn Osborn.

Under "Timely Notes" Mr. Stirling exhibited specimens of the
large luminous elater of the West Indies, Pyrophorus noctilucus,
taken from the mails by the quarantine department at Key West.
The large luminous areas on the sides of the prothorax gave off
a light sufficient for reading a newspaper. Mr. Stirling exhibited
a drone trap filled with drones captured at the entrance to one
of his hives.

Mr. Stirling read a paper on "Birds as Plant Preservers",
pointing out the great value of birds in keeping down insect
pests and in destroying the seeds of weeds.

Prof. Watson gave a brief talk on The Cuban Citrus Thrips,

Frankliniella insidaris.

May 26. The meeting was called to order by Pres. O'Byrne.
The following new members were elected : Miss Evelyn Osborn,
assistant entomologist in the Experiment Station, and G. F.
Mosnette, in charge of the Laboratory for the Study of Insects
of Sub-tropical Fruits Other than Citrus, U. S. Bur. Ent, Miami.

P. W. Fattig gave the paper of the evening on "Grasshoppers",
drawing largely from his experience while connected with the
anti-grasshopper campaign in North Dakota. He stated that he
had collected 47 species in the Gainesville region.

Under "Timely Notes" Dr. Berger exhibited specimens of an
unidentified beetle boring in citrus. He stated that it is the first
time he has had any experience with borers injuring citrus but
has understood that there was considerable injury after the
great freeze. Prof. Watson, as the member of the committee
for Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, announced that the
Ecological Society of America desired information concerning
tracts of land which should be preserved in their natural con-
dition for the study of their peculiar fauna and flora. He also
announced considerable damage to peanuts by thrips at Olds-
mar. E. K. Bynum reported having found a severe infestation
at Moore Haven.

The Secretary called attention to a monograph on the Ameri-

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can species of the genus Catocala (Moths) by Barnes and Mc-
Dunnough which had been presented to the Society by the Amer-
ican Museum of Natural History.'

H. S. Davis, Sec'y.

June 23. Meeting called to order by Pres. O'Byrne. Visitors
present were Dr. C. F. Hodge, instructor in nature study in the
summer school ; Mr. W. L. Goethe, principal of the Eustis schools ;
Miss Ora Hiatt and Mr. J. C. Holton, both of Gainesville, Fla.

The paper of the evening on "Spiders" was read by Miss
Evelyn Osborn. This was illustrated by specimens -of some of
the more common species of spiders of the Gainesville region.

Under "Timely Notes" Dr. Hodge mentioned the success which
his fly trap is meeting. J. R. W.

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genus, of the Scarabeidae, and should be very glad to receive
Florida specimens, especially of the rarer species. Will ex-
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